Barbara Barrie, the scene-stealing star of stage and screens big and small, died at her home in New York City on Wednesday at 95.
The Oscar-, Tony- and Emmy-nominated character actress ended her life via medical aid after she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Her medically assisted death was confirmed by her daughter, actress and writer Jane Harnick, in a statement to the New York Times.
Barrie’s signature role, as a nurturing mother in the big-screen hit Breaking Away, earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1979.
She lost the award to Meryl Streep, who took home her first Oscar
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